🍟🍟🍟🍟1/2 The Emperor of Gladness Ocean Vuong 416 pages Penguin Press Goodreads/Amazon/Bookshop.org This novel, a sophomore effort from the author of On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, will appeal to those readers that enjoy literary fiction that is largely character driven … Continued
🌲🌲🌲🌲 In a Distant Valley Shannon Bowring 258 pages Europa Editions Amazon/Goodreads/Bookshop.org This is the third and final installment of a series of character driven novel about the people of a community in Maine, Dalton. While as I have gotten … Continued
📚📚 The Librarians Sherry Thomas 368 pages Berkeley Publishing Amazon/GoodreadsBookshop.org I started out with high hopes for this novel. It was about four librarians and I absolutely love books and libraries. There could not be enough books about books … Continued
Lily and The Octopus Stephen Rowley 321 pages Published 2016 🦴🦴🦴🦴 My second “old” review for Pride month. This is the story of a lonely gay writer, Ted, and his elderly dachshund, Lily, who live in LA, and what … Continued
Less Andrew Sean Greer 273 pages Published 2017 ✍️✍️✍️✍️ It’s Pride month, so I’m posting a review from five years ago, before I joined the Book Review Crew, because it has become something of a classic. (It won the Pulitzer … Continued
Life, Loss and Puffins Catherine Ryan Hyde 272 pages Lake Union Publishing Published on May 14th, 2024 ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️ Amazon | Goodreads Life, Loss and Puffins is the latest heartwarming standalone from one of my favourite authors: time after time, she … Continued
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Losers Part 2 Harley Laroux Narration Jaclyn Kelso and J. Tipton 15 hours 16 minutes Published on Audio 2023 Podium Audio Published 2022 Harley LaRoux Goodreads | Amazon I posted a review of part 1 of this amazing series … Continued
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Losers Harley Laroux 16 hours Narrators Jaclyn Kelso and J. Tipstone ©2022 Harley LaRoux Published Podeum Audio I will begin by saying I bought this book on accident but decided to roll with it as I had heard it … Continued
💜💜💜💜💜 Mammoths at the Gates Nghi Vo Published September 12, 2023 By Tor.com 128 Pages Find it on Goodreads | Amazon Once again, the latest installment of The Singing Hills Cycle has proven to be a brilliant addition to the … Continued
💜👑💜👑💜 Witch King Martha Wells Published May 30, 2023 By Tor.com 432 Pages Find it on Goodreads | Amazon I have been a huge fan of Martha Wells for years. I sincerely appreciate her writing, one element that stands out … Continued